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Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi’s Wednesday confirmation hearing could be seen in several ways as a precursor to how the Senate will approach Kash Patel, whom President-elect Donald Trump tapped to lead the FBI as director.
SinceTrumpannouncedPatel’snomination,DemocratshavebeenwringingtheirhandsattheprospectofPatelleadingthenation’stoplawenforcementagency.
Sen.DickDurbin(D-IL),duringtheproceedings,broughtupPatel’ssupposedcommentsabouttheQAnonconspiracytheorycult,anissuethatmostpeoplelikelyhaven’tthoughtaboutinyears.
DemocraticsenatorsdiscussedcommentsPatelmadeinmediaappearancesandexpressedconcernsthathehasasupposed“enemieslist”ofpeoplehewilltargetifhebecomesFBIDirector.
DuringBondi’sconfirmationhearing,thefixationonPatelpromptedSen.LindseyGraham(R-SC) tojokinglysay,“Ifthey’reaskingaboutKashPatel,itmustbegoingprettywell.”
EvenbeforeBondi’shearing,leftistsrantedaboutPatel’snominationontheairwavesandinterwebs,paintinghimasaJ.EdgarHoover-likefigurewhowouldweaponizetheFBIagainstthosewhoo
